Monday, December 30, 2013

My thanks to Christoph in Germany for sending the above images (click to enlarge) and writing, "In looking in my catalog collection I browsed through a few Hübner
& Koch catalogs. Hübner & Koch has been for a long time after
World War II one of, if not the wholesaler, in Germany to get the right
racing stuff. As the 1951/'52 catalog has no Cinelli parts or frames in the contents it seems that Cinelli first appeared in 1953 (I am not sure if there
was a 1952/'53 intermediate catalogue). Interesting that in 1953
they offered besides the three models called Cinelli (Amateur), Cinelli
"B" and the Cinelli Professional what seems to be the later SC and also the
Cinelli Piccolo. In 1955 this model for the kids has disappeared and the
three models are now called A, B and C.I hope you can struggle through the German text."

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photographs of your Cinelli bike, illustrations, personal stories, and
articles about Cinelli bikes and components. I can be contacted at
veronaman@gmail.com

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Cinelli made an unknown number of frames to be used specifically with the Altenburger derailleur system; more information here and here about it. Photos of such a bicycle, and with matching fenders (click on photos to enlarge):

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Sunday, December 1, 2013

This is a pista version Cinelli Speciale Corsa Leggerissimo sold by Brügelmann in Frankfurt in the 1970s. Notes: has a 9 hole BB rather than the typical 7 hole BB on the SC Leggerrismo; the seat tube decals and a blue outline compared to the traditional decal of the down tube. Click on images to enlarge.

Reminder: I invite you to contribute by sending in photographs of your Cinelli bike, illustrations, personal stories, and articles about Cinelli bikes and components. I can be contacted at veronaman@gmail.com